vulnerability
Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2016-7978) Remote Code Execution
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 23, 2017 | Oct 10, 2018 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 23, 2017
Added
Oct 10, 2018
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a reference leak in .setdevice.
Solution
ghostscript-upgrade-9_21
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